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w. n. KENNEDY. LOCK.

' APPLICATION. FILED OCT 2!;1920.

1,407,255, Patented F911. 28,1922.

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I UNITED'STAIES WILLfEAIYI n KENNEDY, or rAmr ELn-omo.

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To-all'whom it may concern:

Be it knowntha't I, WILLIAM D. KENNEDY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fairfieldyin thecounty of Greene and- State of -Ohio,'haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Locks, of which'thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates 'tolo'c'king devices 'and -i'sa'd'a ted'primarilyfor usein connection with lgo'rd cars for locking the lid overthe rear compartment of a Ford roa-dster, the prime feature of theinvention being the provision of a locking construction for securing theedge of the lid tothe edge of the hood forming the compartment at two ormore points in addition to "providing a lock for engagement with thelocking device for holding it against casual operation.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of a locking bar forengagement with the boltof a lock, said locking bar being so constructedas to resist downward pressure on the lid covering the opening in thecompartment of the car.

A further feature of the invention is in so constructing the locking barand the parts connecting the edge of the lid with the parts of the hoodthat the operation of all of said parts will be in unison.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter more fully set forthand pointed out in the accompanying specification.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the rear portion of a Fordroadster-showing the look ing device applied thereto, parts being shownin dotted lines,

Figure 2 is a sectional view as seen on line 2-2 Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a sectional view as seen on line 3-3 Figure 2 on an enlargedscale, and

Figure 4 is a sectional view as seen on line 44 Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the frameof an automobile, in this instance of the Ford type, upon the rearportion of which is formed a hood 2, said hood forming a compartment 3for the storage of different articles, the top portion of the hood 2having a lid or door 4 secured thereto by means of a hinge 5.

The opening 6 through the top portion of V Specificationof Letters latent,

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the hood 2 is'preferably constructed with an upstanding flange: 7around'j it s edges while the lid 4 is'l,ikewis'eprovided a depend mgflange 8 which fits ov'e'rthe flange '7 when the'lid is closed. e t

In order to secure the lidjin "closed "position twoor more la'tch'es9aire fixedto the lower ends "of handles" 1 0,sa'id handles extending'through the lid 4*adjaccntfone edge and-so V positioned that shorter endof the -latches, when in lockii'igfp'osithin, will project beneath theedgesiof'the -hoo' d'2, thereby damp ng the harne position} a I As shownin igure 1,"t'wo' handlesjloarfi provided," one; "adjacent each Ilateral edge "of the lid, and consequentlytwo of the latches 9 areprovided, and to the elongated ends of said latches is pivoted a lockingbar 11,

which bar is preferably angular shape in cross section, the horizontalpart of the bar 11 being pivoted to the ends of the latches 9 while thevertical portion thereof is provided with a slot 12 for the reception ofa bolt 13 of a lock 14, the lock 14 being fixed to the under face ofthe, lid 4 in any suitable manner. By forming the locking: barsubstantially angular shape and positioning the slot 12 so that a solidportion of the bar will extend over the bolt 13 it will be impossible tospring the lid sufiiciently to disconnect the locking ends of the:latches 9 from beneath the edge of the hood 2.

When the lid 4 is to be raised, the lock 14 is operated and the boltturned out of the slot 12 when b directing lateral pressure against oneor both of the handles 10, the latches 9 will be swung in the arc of acircle and the locking ends thereof moved out of the path of the edge ofthe hood 2, consequently the lid will be free to swing upwardly, and asthe locking bar'll is pivoted to the outer ends of the latches 9 theoperation of one of the handles 10 will operate the other handle as allof these parts move in unison, consequently the locking bar will, bemoved away from the edge of the lock 14. In locking the lid in closedposition the handles 10 are operated to'again move the locking ends ofthe latches 9 beneath the edge of the hood 2 and this action moves thelocking bar 11 in juxtaposition to the lock I is so positioned it willbe impossible to turn the handles 10, consequently the lid will besecurely held in locked position.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. Means for looking a cover in position .over an openingthrough acompartment forming wall, comprising latch structures having partsthereof positioned to swing below the edge of the compartment formingwall, manuallyoperated means connected with the lid for swingingsaidlatches, a locking bar pivoted to said latches and movabletherewith, and a locking bolt adapted v to engage said locking bar whenthejlatches a slot therethrough, a lock attached to the i swlngingmovement.

lid, and a bolt carried by the lock adapted to be entered through saidslot for holding the locking bar and latches in fixed position.

3. The combination with a compartment forming hood having an openingtherethrough and a hinged lid for closing said opening, of a pair oflatches, a pair of handles carrying said latches and extending throughsaid lid,one end of the latches interlocking with the edge of the hood,a looking bar pivoted to the opposite ends of said latches, said barbeing substantially angular shaped in cross section and having a slotbetween its ends, a lock connected to said lid, and a bolt in said lockadapted to be entered through the slot in the locking bar for holdingsaid bar and latches against In witness whereof, I have hereunto setthis 18th day of October, A. D. nineteen hundred and twent r WILLIAli Il). KENNEDY. [1,. s.] Witnesses: a I H i C'AREY S. Fem, M L. SHULER.

. my hand and seal at Indianapolislndiana,

